Horse-collar.



Patented Ian. 2|, 1902.

F. MAU SSNER.

HORSE COLLAR.

(Application filed Aug. 16, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFIiCE.

FRIEDRICH MAUSSNER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN INTERLAOED HORSE COLLAR COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,560, dated January 21, 1902.

Application filed August 16, 1899. Serial No. 727,434. (No model.)

,To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH MAUSSNER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Animal-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an animal-collar comprising fore and after Wales provided with a casing, the latter being cut away upon the rear portion thereof, and a pad inserted and held in place by the edges of the casing, said pad projecting partly from the casing, so that when the collar is worn said pad will contact with the animal, the several advantages being hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a horse-collar embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section of a portion on line m as, Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a horse-collar, the same consisting of fore and after wales and a casing, the rear portions of the latter being cut away and the edges of the walls of the cut-away portions being inturned, forming lips A.

B designates a pad, which is located at the cut-away portion of the casing and rested against the stuffing of the collar and has its side portions inserted under the lips of the casing and secured by stitches around the edges of the casing and passing through the pad and in the present instance also through the body of the casing, thus firmly retaining the pad in position, its ends being prevented from displacement from the casing owing to the inturned lips thereof, while a portion of the pad is outside of the casing, the same being adapted to rest in contact with the animal, thus removing the casing from such contact. To prevent the lips from spreading or The pad is made of a mass of hair or other suitable material of a fibrous nature, which is preferably converted into a body of loops, and thus reduced in thickness and made compact without the employment of felting, weaving, or knitting as such, While the pad .is-

not liable to disintegrate, it remaining soft, spongy, and cool, permitting air to circulate therethrough, allowing a healthy action on the skin of the animal, and preventing rubbing, chafing, galling, breaking, &c., and if the latter things exist the affected parts may have opportunity to heal and the animal may be worked without pain or suffering. The outside portion of the pad may be washed without injury to the collar, so as to remove collections therein, thus avoiding clogging or blocking up of the pad without the requirement of the removal of the pad for such pur; pose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An animal-collar comprising fore and after wales provided with a casing, the latter being cut away upon the rear portion thereof, and a pad having its side portions held by the edges of said casing, and stays which are connected with said edges, passed through said casing and secured to the walls of the afterwales.

FRIEDRICH MAUSSNER.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. WIEDERSHEIM, M. G. LUKENS. 

